{"id":228850,"date":"2025-06-07T17:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=228850"},"modified":"2025-06-07T17:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T17:11:14","slug":"what-is-the-identity-of-the-atom-shown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/06\/07\/what-is-the-identity-of-the-atom-shown\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the identity of the atom shown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
What is the identity of the atom shown? A) Fluorine B) Neon C) Nitrogen D) Potassium 15 POINTS<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The atom shown in the image is B) Neon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How to Identify the Atom:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
To identify the element, we must count the number of protons<\/strong>, as the number of protons (positive charges in the nucleus) determines the atomic number<\/strong>, which uniquely identifies the element.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: Count the Protons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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  • In the nucleus (center of the atom), the red circles with “+”<\/strong> symbols represent protons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Count the number of red “+” symbols. There are 10 protons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
    An atom with 10 protons<\/strong> is the element Neon (Ne)<\/strong>, which has an atomic number of 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
    Step 2: Check the Electrons<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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    • The orange circles on the outer rings with \u201c\u2212\u201d symbols represent electrons<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • There are 10 electrons<\/strong>: 2 in the inner shell and 8 in the outer shell. This is the correct electron configuration for a neutral Neon atom: 2, 8<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
      This confirms the atom is neutral<\/strong> (same number of protons and electrons) and matches Neon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      \n\n\n\n
      Why Not the Other Choices?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • A) Fluorine<\/strong> has 9 protons and 9 electrons \u2192 Not a match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • C) Nitrogen<\/strong> has 7 protons and 7 electrons \u2192 Not a match.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • D) Potassium<\/strong> has 19 protons and 19 electrons \u2192 Too many protons\/electrons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Additional Notes (Context):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        Neon is a noble gas<\/strong>, located in Group 18<\/strong> of the periodic table. It is chemically stable due to its full outer electron shell (2 in the first, 8 in the second). That\u2019s why Neon rarely forms compounds under normal conditions. Its stability and unreactive nature make it ideal for uses in neon lighting and signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        Final Answer:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
        B) Neon<\/strong> \u2705<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        \"\"<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        What is the identity of the atom shown? A) Fluorine B) Neon C) Nitrogen D) Potassium 15 POINTS The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The atom shown in the image is B) Neon. How to Identify the Atom: To identify the element, we must count the number of protons, as the number of protons (positive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-228850","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228850","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=228850"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/228850\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=228850"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=228850"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=228850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}